Vidal Rock

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Vidal Rock
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Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
Vidal Rock is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Vidal Rock
Vidal Rock
Location of
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°30′S 59°43′W / 62.500°S 59.717°W / -62.500; -59.717Coordinates: 62°30′S 59°43′W / 62.500°S 59.717°W / -62.500; -59.717
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Vidal Rock is a rock 1.5 kilometres (0.8 nmi) west of Ferrer Point in southern Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. It was named by the first Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1947) for mariner , in charge of echo sounding on the frigate Iquique.

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